Mark Sargeant, under the Pickled Egg Pub Company, which he runs with business partner Josh De Haan, have bought three more Kent pubs.

The group has taken over the Five Bells at Brabourne, the Radnor Arms in Folkestone, and the Woolpack Inn at Warehorne.

The three latest acquisitions add to a growing collection of pubs and restaurants, which includes Rocksalt and the Smokehouse in Folkestone, the Duke William at Ickham, and the Wife of Bath in Wye.

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